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Consider and approve plans authorizing construction of a sanitary sewer main in the Tropes five acer addition, south side of SW Lee Boulevard, west of SW 24th Street. The sewer main services a number commercial business in the project area. The Sanitary sewer main is to be constructed by the Sewer System Construction Division 6501 within the Public Utilities Department.
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INITIATOR: Rusty Whisenhunt, Director of Public Utilities
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Rusty Whisenhunt, Director of Public Utilities
BACKGROUND: There are several properties located along the south side of Lee Boulevard, roughly between SW 24th Street and SW 27th Street that are served by a 6" diameter private sewer line that is approximately 60 years old, deteriorated, and not part of a sewer owner's association that could provide maintenance or reconstruction as required. In October of 2018, in response to a request from Mike Cornish, one of the property owners served by said sewer, the City Council directed staff to study the situation and prepare a design and cost estimate for a possible solution. On January 28, 2020, Staff presented council with a options for a solution to include:
1. Do nothing; leave the private main as is, allowing the property owners to find their own solution to the maintenance problem, such as creating as owners' association.
2. Construct the new public main with funding from the Water and Sewer Infrastructure allocation within the 2020 CIP.
3. Construct the new public main with funding derived from an improvement district per the Oklahoma Improvement District Act, whereby the cost of the project would be borne by the owners of properties served by the new public sewer.
An improvement district is not feasible due to the need to expedite the construction due to the line current condition. It has failed and is creating a public health hazard.
EXHIBIT: Map of project design
KEY ISSUES: Does City Council wish to authorize the constructio...
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